A/HRC/21/44 C. Good practices in international solidarity and cooperation 39. In the following summary, good practices are cited on the basis that their outcomes carry great potential for providing an enabling environment for the realization of human rights. Agriculture and food security: towards realizing the right to food 40. Agriculture is a major field of Brazilian cooperation with Southern partners., the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, has been one of the most important actors in the field of the country’s technical cooperation in agriculture. Its mission is to provide research, development and innovation towards finding feasible solutions for the sustainable development of agriculture for the benefit of the Brazilian society. Its research focus is concentrated on areas of fundamental importance for the development of the country. 41. Embrapa’s work is key to the success of Brazilian tropical agriculture, which has motivated countries with similar problems and challenges to seek information and partnership with Embrapa. International cooperation has been crucial in the establishment and consolidation of Embrapa, today considered the most advanced tropical agriculture research institute in the world. 42. It has a strong post-graduate programme, which has sent hundreds of young professionals abroad, to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and Australia. Projects funded by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and the Japanese Government have been very important in financing this human development programme and also in equipping the research units. Embrapa presently has 46 research centres and is a major conduit for the cooperation of Brazil with a number of countries, to transfer its experiences and technology, and to adapt these to local conditions in partner countries. 43. Brazil has shared with partner countries its expertise in access and food production—genetic improvement; enhanced planting, irrigation and harvest methods; use of agricultural machinery; animal husbandry; and animal product processing—and in marketing. Brazil has sought to enhance food security and nutrition through strengthening family agriculture and has been particularly successful in establishing farmer cooperatives in order to add value to their produce and to increase family income. Sharing of best practices consolidated by the Brazilian Government with developing countries expands the geographic scope of Brazilian cooperation and introduces policies and programmes implemented successfully in Brazil to lift its people out of poverty. 44. The Africa-Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace initiative is a process that focuses on generating benefits for smallholder farmers and producers. The objective of this initiative is to enhance agricultural innovation for development on the African continent through establishment and strengthening of partnerships between African and Brazilian organizations, engaging the full range of actors involved in the generation of agricultural knowledge including those in the fields of research, academia, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, producers, and policymakers. The Marketplace was developed by Embrapa and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), with support from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This South-South collaboration with active Northern support is making an important contribution to more productive agriculture and more affordable food for the poor in Africa, complementing other ongoing efforts. The same initiative has recently started implementation in another region, the Latin-American 9